Had no idea he was still with us until this week. RIP

With replacement of the missing nose section with a genuine RAAF cockpit sesction, to make a “long-nosed” Mk. 31 I believe.
More info at: http://www.aarg.com.au/gaf-lincoln.html

Hooray! 🙂

I’d just be happy to see the Hawker Fury fly, to be honest. Missed it due to the weather at FL this year, and was deeply disappointed that it wasn’t considered for the Battle of Britain show. Never mind Duxford anyway, I want to see it at Old Warden.

Must admit I thought it was some kind of Piper Cub derivative!

(By the way, I don’t think I’m the huge bloke in question…but if so, my apologies!)

Too bad no one saved a Comet 1. That would be a good way to remind people when the UK built an “Empire of the Clouds”.

Not really in a state to be flown, but saved nonetheless…

(G-APAS RAFM Cosford)

Ah! This is the story I saw reading the Times over somebody’s shoulder earlier! Looks promising, it’s coming from the Great Fen Project and so will presumably be rather deep in anoxic peat. Made me think of that Spitfire in Northern Ireland, also dragged from peat, from which the Brownings took very little effort to make them serviceable.